Troops and firefighters unload aid from a military helicopter in Dichato, Chile, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The government deployed thousands of army and navy troops throughout the country's central coastal region, that was hit by an earthquake on Feb. 27, to contain looting and clear the way for aid to be distributed.

A police officer guards a street in Talcahuano, Chile, March 2, 2010. The city was damaged by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit central Chile Feb. 27. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet said 14,000 soldiers and marines were deployed for security across the disaster zone.

A resident looks at a destroyed house in Constitucion, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010, after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, Feb. 27. The quake hit 200 miles southwest of the capital and the epicenter was just 70 miles from Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city.